Article-working apparatus



Jan. 20, 1931- H. L. BLOOD 1,789,456

ARTICLE WORKING APPARATUS Filed Nov. 16, 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 69 fly! MMM wd Jan. 20, 1931. H. L. BLOOD 1.189.456

ARTICLE WORKING APPARATUS Filed Nov. 16. 1927 2 sheets-S eet 2 Patented'Ja n. 20? 1931 I lane: 1

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' Application filed iNoveniber 16, 19 27. SeriaI No 233,728.'

This invention relates to article working apparatns, and more particularly to an appar-ait'iis for trimming or'forming'the edges-of articles I The primary object of this invention is to provide .continuousiy 'f foperatin'g article working appara'tiis wherein articles ito be worked may be successively associated thereuniformly T'w'oijked and automatically discharged from the? apparatus in an-expeditions"and' praotical marinerb j In a'ccordancewvi h'the general features of this invention, asembodied 'in' a multiple ap'paratusflfor trimming continuons "circular edgesl'o f cup-shaped articles, there is pro vi'ded a continuously rotating circular tabie having apld'r'aiity of sets 'of'a'ntomatic articlc clamping members. 7 The clamping members are-uniformly arranged about the axis of the table and are si c ce'ssively operated to clamp and carry the article with the edgeto he trimmed into operative engagement with a trimming r001 "individual to each. ,set oi clamping members, The trimming"tools are arranged to continuously revolve around-the axes otthe clamping members and thearticie as the latter is carried in 'a circularfpath'hy ra e i which V "Fig. 1 1s a plan View of an apparatus emthe table, the article'th'ereafter being ant c matieaiiy discharged from' the apparatus by the separation of the clamping members followed by a movement ofa stripping member coaxial with'th'e clamping members which delivers the trimmed'articie onto a discharge ohiite. 5

Other objects and advantages of this in- "vention will morerfnliy appear from thefollowing detailed descriptionjtaiien in connec-i 'tion with the accompanying drawings, bodying- 'the' featiires of this invention;

.Fig? 2 is an enlarged fragmentary. vertical detail section taken on the' iiiie otFig; 1, find-H a fragmentary plan section taken on the line of Fig. 2." i i Referringnow tothe drawings; in detail, A rem like reference"numerals designate similar-parts a hase oiiframe lOshown in plan viewin. Fig; 1' houses 'a motor andother 'ei tiallytherearonnd 7 associated driving elements 7 which are thonght'ito he-sufii'cientiy clear as not to re-. quire their illfustration'or description; M Rigi'c -i lysecured gupon an upper horizontal portion 11,01 the frame 'l'Oisa central vertically disposedshollow ,stud;, shaft 12 Fig, 2). unon Whi-ch is :rotatably ,joiirnaled a sleeve 13 prm i (led at-its lower end-with-a circular flange- 14.-":1 1e1fiangef14 revolves at tsoute'r under siirfacel, up'o'n ,a-;bear1ng member l5 fixed to endiess'fcam groove;23 extending circumfer- Fixedjo the sleeve 13 i-mm'ediatelyybelow'-he cam j2'2. isja collar 26 1 having :t'hre'elaterally extending arms 27 sfiacechlQOP- apartv and provi ded on'theirh outer vertical ends with gliiides' or, ways28 upon-which are reciprocaliyjmounted slides ried therehy to he prese1 1tly described are '29:;Thes1ides129 with themechanism carall'similar in-*construction;andoperation; so that'thegdcscriptionolfone;thereof will ,suf-

fice: 'for the description 5 of :31 -z Referring I particularly [to Fig; 2 wherein one, of the s'lides '29yisyshown; in v erticalesectiom it is 'piovidedwitha sleeve :portionfit); the sleeve I having anarm 33 at its upper. endrotatably n'pportingia roller-54. 'E-heroller'sfi i ride in the cafni groove 23 and iit' lwill; be; appar:

ent that as the collar 26"rotates,ithe roller afollowing-irifthe; stationary *cam groove 23 willcause the slides 29 and attached sleeves 30 torise' and fall at predetermined interrais, in; the operationcf the apparatus as t e er in fi b it ser -e "were? 23- Slidably mounted in the sleeve 30. is a clampfor the engagement of a tool for adjusting itto a proper level .when setting the apparatus. Surrounding thefipin 37 with its "op posite ends resting between a washer 40 and a horizontal surface at theupper end of the sleeve 30 is a compression spr ng 41 which acts to normally draw the pin, downwardly,-

itbeing limited in its movement by a nut 42 threaded onto the upper end ofthe pin below the squared section thereof- Threaded into the lower endof theclamping sleeve is a clamping head 43 having a concave SUI. face 44 upon its lower end designed to closely fit the upper surface of an article toibe worked, in the present embodiment of this invention a telephone desk stand base 45.

The base 45,-as' shown in Fig. 2,.comp'r1ses metallic circular cup-like ,niember l'which 18 generally formed by afpunch pressopera tion, which in all'instanocs does not provide a uniform, smooth,-level'lower annular edge thereon which" is necessary inorder to support vertically the telephonefapparatus to be assembled therewith and thus provide a standard type of telephone desk stand; The

purpose of resiliently mounting the clamp ing head 43 is to prevent damage to the apparatus in case more than onedesk stand base 45 should be positioned on the appara tus during the loading operation, for clamping, in which case the headi43 will move upwardly against the tension of the spring 41. In setting theapparatus-thehead 43 is adjusted to 'a' predetermined level by rotating the pin 37' one way orthe other, the spring'41serv-ing to maintain it in its adjusted p'osition and offering enoughresistaiice to provide a proper clamping action the'ope'ratron of the apparatus to be dey t p 'suitabledepression' formed therein, the lower scribed'hereinafter. v r r v 4 The upper surface of the flange 14 of the rotatable sleeve 13, is provided with-three apertured bosses 48,1one of which is shown in Fig. 2; each of the bosses being coaxially arranged with one of the clamping "heads 43. Fixedto the boss 48isa sleeve 49 which extends above 'the'upper end of the boss and below the lower surface of the flange 14. A

shoulder 50 0n the sleeve 49-engaging the upper end; of the boss 48 and a nut 51 threaded into the lower end of the sleeve serves to secure: the latter to the boss. Ro-

tatably journaled on the sleeve 49 is atool holder 52 in the form of atubular member which is supported at itslower end-upon the shoulde1505 the upper end thereof being provided with a circular flange to which is angularly clamped a cutting tool 535' its 5 upper cutting edge being engaged with the ion similar to the pinion 57 and which meshes with .the gear 19. Formed upon the lower annular surface of the desk stand during the operation of the apparatus. The tool holder 52 adjacentits lower end is provided upon its peripheral surface with gearteeth forming a gear 56 which meshes with a pinion5'? fixed to the upper endof-a shaft 58 journaled in a bearing 59 formed on the flange 14 of the sleeve l3, the lower end of the "shaft58 having attached thereto a pinsleeve 13 and the tubular tool holder 52 are cooperating annularflanges 63 and 64, respectively, the flange 63 being formed on a memberi'inserted in the upper .wall ofa housing 65 formed on the sleeve 13. The flanges 63 and 64 and the housing 65 serve to prevent chips or grit formed by the cutting tool 53 in the operation of trimming the lowerannular surfaceof the desk stand 45 and also. Zany, cutting lubricant which may beus'ed from wcrking its way between the,

driving elements 'of the apparatus. The flange 14 1s also -providediwith a flange 6'Z". which cooperates with a flange 68 formed 96 upon the bearing member 15 fixed tothe.

frame 10. for the same purpose. 1A trough is formed upon the frame-1O for collecting chips, grit and lubricant during the trimming operation, the cuttingfluid flowmg by suitable means to a reservoir (not shown) carried in theframe 10.

' Reciprocally mounted in thexsle eve 49 is a tubular member 70 having attached at its upper end a lower clamping-head 71 pro m6 vided withan upper convex surface 72 which is complementary to the concave surface 44 of the head 43. Mounted reciprocally in the tubular member 70, the head 71 and the nut 51 threaded int-o the lower end of thesleeve 49 -1S aishouldered cam rod 7 The upper end of therod 74 carries a'st'r-ipping head 75 which in the normal position of the. apparatus, as shown in Fig. 2, lies flush with the upper surface of. the head :71 and within a no end of the rod 74 supporting a roller 76.

:which during the rotation of the sleeve 13'. r des up an nchned portion (not shown) of a circular cam surface 7 7 provided on a ring 11&

J'TSfiXed to the portion 11 of the frame 10,

a lateral apertured wall formedin the tubu- 1 lar memberTO. A pin 80 extending laterally through the rod and the sleeve 49 serves as a 'stop'to liinit the downward movement of the red. It will be apparentthat upon the roller is a circulariguard plate 90 whichenftends at intervals above the upper surface of the table traveling. lower clamping head 71' should fail 4-7 6 riding np the cam..s,urtacei77, ztheprod 4 will be lifted and upon-riding; down aninclined. portion 81 (Fig. 2). Ofitll cam. surface [577 thesprlng 79 will act tolreturn-the rod to its normal. position. .The'alower, clamping head 71 and the .tubular-...me1nber 70 are resiliently mounted.in the sleeve 49, and are -Inaintained in their upper or normal position by acomipressionspringSQ surrounding the :'rod 74, opposite ends of the spring resting against the nut 51 .and the pin 80,.thepin enga-ging at its outer endsthe lowerendof the stationary sleeve 49. Suitab-leslots 8%,. and

8 5 are provided in. the sleeve49 androd 74, respectively, to permit the individual. movements :of; the. rod 74 and: the. tubular member 70. 1115 the downward movement of the lower *clamping head 71 thelowerend of, the tubu- 7 lar meinberm. engaging the pin willcause @5 it toilnove'downwardlyuinthe-slot 84 and.

thereby compress-the .springa82, :nO relative. f moveinent occurring .betweenthejrod tand .the pi n andithe; slot,- 85 .of. the rod 7a,.as will -beapparent. q 'llhegh ead 71 .is thereafter return'ed, .to its. normal position, as shown 1 in sectionin Fig; .2, by theispring 82 and carrice with it the rodg'l. In the furtheropera-v tion of the apparatus the rodfi ialone is .raised in the. 11121-111161: I heretofore described,

the slot 85 beingof suflicientflengthto permit.

the: full 11191 911161) thereof; asdeterinined by the carn'suri'ace 7'7. Fixed tothe sleeve 13 for, rotation there with. is a circular table 88provided v with a plurality of circular apertures 89-, each.-of which isarranged cofaxially'with one of the, mechanisms, h ret Q e SClib l yfl l r-i .ried upon each of the bosses l8 o'f the rotatablefiange 14;. Secured-to and extending;up v

:wardly from the member 15 of the framelO 88. --.Support ed upon the fraine lO and the guard plate 0 t Operat rs. Posi i viewed 1n Fig.

which is the lower side oiethe apparatus as 1s a loadlng platforrnor --,,sl1deway 91, which, as clearly'shown in Fig;

2, is angularly disposed toward theltableSS,

, which is disposed over the upper-surfaceot its inner e d 'e lvin verv-close' to then er b 1/ P: u

surface. thereof. To the right oftheplati'orin 91 1) is pivoted asafety lever92 I the; table 83 in such a manner that in the operation of the apparatus if an operator in loading the desk stand base upon the to remove his hand from the desk stand.

[link and leverage mechanism 1 connected thereto, causes clutch to be tripped, thereby, stopping the rotation of the table and the 5 operation -of the other elenients ofltheiiap before the siinilarlytra veling upper clanip-.

' ing head '43 starts to descend, his hand or arm will engage the lever- 92 andcause itlto rock about its pivot and by means ofsuitab-le.

;-clan pin-g heads pass to the rightiofth safe:

the left of the loading platform 91 is a. discharge chute 93 1tor receiving -the'. 'tri1n1ned desk standbases 45 as t-llGYttIB success vey stripped from the lowerlclampinghead 71 by theelevation of the. head 7 5 attached to the cam rod 74; in the manner ,hereinbetore described. The chute93f is provided'with a slot 94 which parallels the path taken by the stripping head in traversing the chute,

the width of theislot beingsuch that the head then pass below the chute in the operation of the apparatus An apron 95. is'gfigea tofthe ichutel 93 to defiect the 'basesl5' delivered 75 may freelyenter, travel therealong and if) i thereto toward theouter orleftzendfof the chute which is inclined slightly downward,

the bases passing-therefrom to areceptacle T (not shown) positioned-ontheifloor.

In the operationof the apparatus anoperator is positionedini'ront ofthe loading pla form or 'slideway .9 1. ,at the lower side {of the apparatus, as viewe d Fig. 1 The I yparatusv 1s set n operation and by ineans'oi 7,

the pinions 21 and QOthe gears 16 and 18ers caused to rotate, the gear 16 being hired to the sleeve 13 which carries thetable 88, causes the latterto rotateaeounterclockwise direction, flhus the plurality of sets ofrecip- ,rocal non-rotatableclamping heads-43 and 71 mounted upon the upperend. of the sleeve and the flange 14; thereof, respectively, {are .also revolved aroundthe aXis of the stud shaft 12 in a counter-iclockwise' 1direction.

flfhe r ta ion ofthege rlfi and attached s ar w :1-9 is transmitted to ieachof thetool holders 52, which are revolved around-the a-Xisof the clamping heads 43: 7 1 in a counterclockwise direction by ineans *ofithe pinions I 60 and;5 7 individual toeach tool holder, The operator as each setxofgclamp'ing" heads ap proachthe'loading positionafter passing'th'e dischargechute 93 andlbeiore' the setfna es' the lowerinost position thereof-at the lower along the stationary inclined.slideway andflonto the rotating table 88? and thence ontothe lower clampinghead 7lfinto the ppsitionshown in Fig. 21, each setof tyle'verg92 the roller Moperatively a ssociat -ed withthe upper head 43' rides downthe stationary cam groove 23,;thus Inovin'g thehead 1 downwa d y t fi ylla he d s stand base {l5 between the headsgii; and'71 the inovenientzbeing' such that the head- 71- isgdepressed against the tension or; the;

spring-82.,thefannular.edge oilthe .base 4.5 f I I thus being; broughtinto engagement with'tlle f 1 1 o psaqutting 91: 3tt ere yfi' mm na.

it to remove all burrs and providing a levellower surface thereof. The cam groove 23 is so shapedthat during'substantially a 180 rotation of the table 88 the upper head 43 is lowered and returned to its normal level, the lowering movement beginning when itsaxis is over the safety lever 92 and is returned to its normal level at a point between the two upper sets of clampingheads (Fig. 1). The trimming. operation it will be understood occurs at a point intermediate'theflow and high points of the cam groove 23, a suitable dwell being provided in the cam groove. After the trimming operation and upon the head returning .to its normal position, as just described, the roller 7 6 rides up an inclined portion of the cam sur "ace 7?, thus raising the cam rod 74, the stripping head 75 being raised from the depression in the lower head 71 and carrying with it the trimmed base to the level shown a; the' left side of Fig. 2.

In the continued rotation ofthe table 88 the rod-7a enters the slot 9-1: of the discharge chute 93 with the head TS and the trimmed edge ofthebase 45 ona plane'above the upper surface of the clnite,the trimmed edge slightly clearing 1t, thereafter the roller 76 rides down the inclined portion 81 ofthe cam "surface 7'7, the head being lowered below the slot 94 of the chute 93 before reaching the inner end of the slot adjacent the deflecting apron 95 and finally into the depression in the lower clamping headTl (Fig. 2). As the head 75 descendsit-will be apparent that the base 4-.5 will'be deposited on the discharge chute 93 where successive deliveries thereof form a train, one'pushing the other 7 until they finally fall from'the le'ft'ond of the chute into a receptacle (not shown) This completes a cycle of operations from the delivery of a baseo ontoany one ofthe lower clamping headsf'il, the trimming thereof and its delivery'to the chute 93.

' w 1. Inan apparatus for Although the invention has b en disclosed and described as applied to an ap paratus for trimming or workinga particular article, it is clearv that it'may-have a more general application, and that modifications can be made without departing from the spiritand scope of the appended'claims.

What is claimed is: c "orking' articles, article supporting means, article working means revolvable about the supported'ar'ticle, means for effecting a relative movement between the article and the revolvable working j'means to workthe article, means for strip ping the worked article from the supportingmea'ns,means positioned at a plurality of points" of thestripping means during a return movement thereof for receiving the worked article therefrom, andmeans for effecting airelative movement between theare ticle stripping and receiving means for positi'oning the article for reception'by the lat ing membersfi ter means during the return 'movementof the stripping means;

2.- In an apparatus for working articles, article supporting means,. article working means revolvable'about the supported article, means for efiecting a relative movement between the article and the revolvable working means to work the. article, means having a 'reciprocative movement within the supporting means for stripping the worked article .75 therefrom, and oiiurcated meansbetween the fur-cations of which the reciprocative means travels during a return movement thereof and upon which the worked article is deposited. i Y

3. In anapparatus for Working articles, laterally movable article supporting means, article working means revolvable about the p supported article, means for effecting a :relative movements between the membeisand the working meansto cause a clamping of the-1100 article to thesupporting member and thereafter anoperative association of the article with the revolvable working means, and

means for stripping the worked article from thesupportingmember during a relative I'e-fg vlofj turn movement 01': the supporting and clamp- 5. In an apparatusfor working" articles, article supporting and 'clampmg means, ar-

ticle working means revolvable about the clamped article andro'tatable about its own axis, means for effecting ina continuous movement a clamping of the article to the supporting massana then an operative'association of the article with the revolvable androtatable ;working means to cause a working thereof, and a strippe mechanism for moving the worked'arti'cle from the supporting means. g G. In an apparatusfor working articles, 1 continuously revolving and reciprocating article supportin and clamping mea-ns, article working means revolvable about the clamped articleand disposed in thew path of the article during a reciprocation thereof,

vertically reciprocative means for removing thec worked article from the supporting 'meansgand a member operativelyassociated therewith during aflretu-rn reciprocative porting and clamping members, article workmovement thereof for receiving the worked article therefrom. V t I 7.'In an-apparatusfor Working articles,

coaxially aligned reciprocative article supof itsaxis to clamp the article upon the support and thereafter by a similar continuing movement causing the article carried by the support to engage the working means to cause a'working of the article.

In witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name this 5thday of November A. D., 1927. i V

I HAROLD LANGLEY BLOOD.

ping the worked article therefrom during a return movement of the clamplng members 8; In an apparatus supporting and for v working cup- U shaped articles, a continuously rotating member,a plurality of article supporting and clamplng means u'nlformly arranged thereon, article worklng means indlvldual to and revolvable about the axis of each supporting and clamping means and adjacent an annular surface of the article, means for effecting a relative movement between a clamped article and the associated working means to work the article, means, normally nested within an aperture provided in the supporting means for removing the worked article from the supporting and clamping means, and means for rotating the member and for operating the several means in a predetermined sequence to complete a cycle of operations common to each set of supportingvand clamping means and its working means. j

9. In an apparatus for working articles, article supporting and clamping means, article working means revolvable about the aXisof a clamped article, and means for continuously moving the clamping means to clamp an article upon the support and to move without interruption the article and the support into-operative association with the revolvable working means to cause a working of the article.-

10. In an apparatus for working articles, coaXially aligned reciprocativearticle supporting and clamping members, article work ing means revolvable about the axis of a clamped article and normally spaced from a surface thereof to be worked, and means for successively moving the clamping memher to clamp the article upon the support and thereafter causing the article carried by the support to engage the working means to cause a working of the article. 7 11. In an apparatus for working articles,

'coaXially' aligned reciprocative article supporting and clamping members, article working means revolvable" about the axis of a clamped article and normally spaced-from a surface thereof to be worked, and means for moving the clamping member longitudinally 

